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Lectures in Naturopathic Hydrotherapy

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Hydrotherapy is by it's very nature a non-medical yet evidence-based healing art. This book provides a very good overview, with instructions as to how to reproduce a variety of hydrotherapeutic treatments, as well as the physical laws of nature behind water therapeutics.

There is a somewhat unfortunate sense in the book that this healing art was "developed" by medical practitioners, when in fact the intelligent use of hot and cold water therapeutics goes very far back into human history, and has been widely utilized and developed by many types of people along the way. It is important to remember that medical practice, as such, is really very recent- and that ironically, it was the development of the medical codex and curriculum standards that sounded the death knell for traditional hydrotherapy in that field. Massage therapists, traditional naturopaths (ND), medical naturopaths (NMD), physical therapists , bodyworkers and others have drawn from these traditions with excellent results over the past modern decades.

My additional comment is that this book would be more widely received if it were re-printed, made widely available, and edited for a wider demographic for potential use of hydrotherapy. It is really a shame that such a simple and straightforward, and inspiring book is so highly priced and in limited availability. I bought it for about 12$ about 19 years ago....yet at this writing an affordable copy for teaching use cannot be found.

I really wanted this book for my studies in naturopathic medical school. It shipped extremely fast and I am very happy with my purchase. I would definitely buy from again!